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1946 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
William & Mary 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 18 NC State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
George Washington 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Maryland Terrapins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maryland as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1946 college football season. In their second non-consecutive season under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, the Terrapins compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 against SoCon opponents) and were outscored by a total of 193 to 136.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Bainbridge*
W 54–012,000[2]
October 4Richmond
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 37–711,500[3]
October 12at North Carolina
L 33–015,000[4]
October 18VPI
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 6–011,500–13,000[5][6][7]
November 2at William & Mary
L 41–7[8]
November 9South Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 21–17[9]
November 16vs. Washington & Lee
W 24–77,000[10]
November 23at Michigan State*
L 26–1416,239[11]
November 30at NC State
L 28–716,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

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The Maryland roster for the 1946 season consisted of the following players:[13]

  • Robert Andrus
  • Randolph Bishop
  • Harry Bonk
  • Paul Broglio
  • Eddie Chovanes
  • Robert Crosland
  • Fred Davis
  • Joseph Drach
  • Francis Evans
  • Walter Fehr
  • Emile Fritz
  • Lu Gambino
  • Jim Goodman
  • Fred Jackson
  • Robert James
  • Richard Johnston
  • Eugene Kinney
  • Jim Kurz
  • Paul Massey
  • Patrick McCarthy
  • Tommy Mont
  • LaRoy Morter
  • Al Phillips
  • Bill Poling
  • Edward Schwarz
  • Vernon Seibert
  • Emmett Shaughnessy
  • George Simler
  • Bernie Sniscak
  • Adam Stuart
  • Vic Turyn
  • Jack Wright

After the season

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Main article: 1947 NFL draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Terrapin was selected.[14]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
13 115 Emile Fritz Guard Chicago Bears

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1946 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Md. Crushes Bainbridge: Terps Win, 54-0, In Display Of Power In Opener". The Baltimore Sun. September 29, 1946. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Robert Elmer (October 5, 1946). "Richmond Eleven Swamps Maryland In 37-To-7 Upset At College Park: Spiders Start Scoring Early; 25-To-0 First Half Proves Nightmare To Terp Fans". The Baltimore Sun. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Irwin Smallwood (October 13, 1946). "Tar Heels Teach New Line to Old Liners: Downpour Marks 33-0 Victory As Myers, Camp, Grow, Score; Carolina Defense Holds Fast To Stop Visiting Maryland "T" Party Blank". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Robert Elmer (October 19, 1946). "Maryland Beats V.P.I. By 6 To 0 For First Conference Win Of Season: Losers Fail in Late Drive; Tech Goes To One-Yard Line, but Old Liners Hold". The Baltimore Sun. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gobblers Primed To Upset Favored Pack". The Technician. North Carolina State University. October 25, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "The Bugle 1947" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1947. p. 183. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  8. ^ Lloyd H. Williams (November 3, 1946). "W&M Ends Terps' 'T' Party 41-7". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Francis X. Whittie (November 10, 1946). "21-17 Defeat To Maryland: South Carolina Stages Late Rally To Win". The Baltimore Sun. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Jesse A. Linthicum (November 17, 1946). "Maryland Eleven Beat W.& L. In 24-7 contest". The Baltimore Sun. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ George S. Alderton (November 24, 1946). "State Measures Maryland, 26 to 14: Guerre and Pals Romp Past Terps; Regulars Lead 20-7 at Halftime; Reserves Have Their Inning". Lansing State Journal. pp. 25–26 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Herman Blackman (December 1, 1946). "Wolfpack Posts Win Over Terps: Howard Turner Scores Three Times as Wolfpack Tops Maryland, 28-7". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Year-By-Year Results Archived 2018-10-26 at the Wayback Machine, 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, University of Maryland, p. 17–22, 2007, retrieved February 4, 2009.
  14. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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